Goblin Morningstar
Artifact — Equipment
Equipped creature gets +1/+0 and has trample.
Equip 
When this Equipment enters, roll a d20.
1—9 | Create a 1/1 red Goblin creature token.
10—20 | Create a 1/1 red Goblin creature token, then attach this Equipment to it.
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- R
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Adventures in the Forgotten Realms
- Price
- $0.25
- EDHREC rank
- #10378
Goblin Morningstar gives a creature +1/+1 and first strike for one mana, which is a fine rate on paper — the problem is that it's an Equipment that costs two to equip on top of the one to cast, making it a three-mana investment before it does anything. Outside of commanders like Wyll, Blade of Frontiers // Sword Coast Sailor that specifically reward rolling dice on Equipment, this is bulk filler.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Wyll, Blade of Frontiers // Sword Coast Sailor
Wyll, Blade of Frontiers // Sword Coast Sailor triggers a die roll whenever you cast an Equipment, which means Goblin Morningstar pulls double duty — it's a cheap piece that curves into Wyll's dice-roll engine while still functioning as a modest stat bump.
Mr. House, President and CEO
Mr. House, President and CEO wants as many dice rolls as possible, and Goblin Morningstar is a one-mana spell that generates one when Wyll is in a companion or partner slot — though in standalone Mr. House lists it earns its slot mainly as a low-cost die-roll trigger rather than a serious combat tool.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Goblin Morningstar is legal in Commander, Legacy, Modern, Pioneer, Vintage, and Oathbreaker, but outside Commander it has no competitive home. In Constructed formats that care about Equipment, the bar is set by cards that provide immediate value or equip for free — Goblin Morningstar does neither. Commander is the only format where it sees real play, and even there it's almost exclusively a slot in dice-roll synergy decks helmed by commanders like Wyll, Blade of Frontiers // Sword Coast Sailor.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.25 bulk tier
At $0.25, Goblin Morningstar sits firmly in bulk territory and that's where it belongs. It's cheap enough to slot in without regret and unlikely to appreciate — buy it for the synergy, not the price tag.
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Sources
Mentioned
- Wyll, Blade of Frontiers // Sword Coast Sailor
- Mr. House, President and CEO
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.